There is an increase in the number of cases of bird flu in Israel, with the latest found in the Kiryat Malachi area, resulting in the destruction of the birds from three coops.

A Ministry of Agriculture veterinarian who spoke with Kol Berama Radio on Tuesday morning 6 Kislev explained the illness is spreading throughout Europe and Egypt during recent weeks, attributed to birds migrating as Israel is a migration corridor between Europe and Africa.

Just a few weeks ago, the flu (H5N8) was discovered in Cheftziba Farm in Israel. Officials had to destroy about 1,500 of the farm almost 35,000 birds.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)